Linderhof

Gardening, Cooking and Decorating on the Prairie of Kansas

Welcome to Linderhof, our 1920's home on the prairie, where there's usually something in the oven, flowers in the garden for tabletops and herbs in the garden for cooking. Where, when company comes, the teapot is always on and there are cookies and cakes to share in the larder.

(not having steaks from the night before that didn't sell and so we have to do something with them!)

It's nice to have a favorite food

whenever we want

And we don't have to get dressed up to eat it!!!

It's been cold on the prairie

And soup meals warm us on the inside

(as our fire warms us on the outside)

Plaza III steak soup is one of those perfect

cold almost winter day meals

A big bowlful

(and perhaps a second)

Served with another perennial favorite

Beer Bread

An easy quick but yeasty tasting bread

slathered in butter

it's perfect with the soup!

Leftovers the next morning are perfect for breakfast toast!

You don't have to live in or near Kansas City

to enjoy the soup.

It's easy to make at home.

And I'm sharing the recipe I clipped all those years ago

from

The Kansas City Star

PLAZA III STEAK SOUP

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. flour

8 cups hot water

2 pounds lean ground beef

2 T. beef bouillon granules

1 cup onion, chopped

1 cup carrots, diced

1 cup celery, sliced

2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 can diced tomatoes

1 t. pepper

Melt butter in a soup pot. Blend in flour to make a smooth paste. Add hot water, a little at a time. Simmer until smooth. Saute beef in a large skillet and drain off fat. Add meat, bouillon, all vegetables and seasonings to butter/flour/water mixture. Simmer until vegetables are cooked.